Liz Writes Life
Oct. 13, 2021
Conservatives
will meet
The “State of the County” is the theme for Thursday’s meeting
by the Siskiyou Conservative Republicans and the three slated speakers will
share what has been happening this summer -- on several fronts.
Ray Haupt, chairman of the Siskiyou Co. Board of Supervisors,
along with Siskiyou Co. Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue and Siskiyou Co. District
Attorney Kirk Andrus will be speaking. Hot-button issues from illegal cannabis
grows and wildfires to who has authority over groundwater will be discussed.
The meeting will be held Oct. 14, 2021 at the Montague United
Methodist Church at 150 S 12th St. in Montague. Meet and greet is at
11 a.m. with the meeting starting at 11:30 a.m. Lunch of smoked ham, zucchini
bake, golden potato cheese medallions, soup, Popeye bread and triple chocolate
cake by Jackie is available. To reserve lunch, call Annie at 842-2350.
Admission to the meeting is free.
New
telephone number additions
Sunday, October 24th is the start date for a
change in land-line phone calls or local calls. Residents should have received
a large card in the mail explaining that we will now need to dial a “1” and the
area code to call local numbers. Yep, it is a pain. The Federal Communications
Commission adopted an order that made the change.
Because I had questions, I called Siskiyou Telephone Company
and Sarah explained how it will work. Apparently, cell phones will not need to
have the numbers changed if those numbers already have the area code in front
of the seven-digit number. The “1” will be added automatically or is already
added. Whew, that is a relief!
But, any cordless phone that you may have programmed local
numbers will need to be reprogrammed with the “1” and the correct area code.
This also means reprogramming your fax machine phone numbers.
“Yes, it is a big deal,” Sarah said, knowing that Siskiyou
Telephone will likely receive phone calls asking why local phone calls don’t go
through, that is – if they know to punch-in all 10 digits to Siskiyou Tel. To
test the system, I made a local Etna call on my land-line. I punched-in all 10
numbers and the call went through. So the new 10-digit number system is already
in effect.
For us older folks, it will be frustrating because we will
now need to dial the extra four numbers on local calls and those within our 530
area code. Yep, things keep changing. I remember, when I was a kid and first
allowed to make phone calls, we only had to dial the last four digits to call
an Etna number. Fort Jones was long-distance and cost more, so I was rarely
allowed to call my friend, Candace Seaver, who lived on Island Road.
Oh, and when I say “dial” I mean dial. Remember the old
rotary phones where you put your finger in each numbered-hole and rotated it to
the right one at a time?
Veterans
Parade
Yay! After a year hiatus because of the pandemic, the Etna
Veterans’ Parade is back on. This is the 20th parade and will be
held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Back in 2001, after the 911 terrorist attack on United States
soil, Etna’s Fr. Sergis instigated the parade to honor our service men and
women. Karen Wresch stepped-in and organized it for many years. Now, Heather
Ford and I are the grass roots volunteers doing the organizing.
A big thank you goes to several entities and individuals, who
literally make the parade happen. First, the Etna City Council gave its approval
for the parade to be held on its streets and Etna Police Chief, Josh Short,
will organize the barricades and traffic. Then, the Rotary of Scott Valley
kindly agreed to host the parade under its insurance umbrella and will have
three members do the line-up at the Etna High School. And, this week, the
American Legion Perry Harris Post #260 will be choosing the grand marshal.
So, now we need veterans and current soldiers to participate
in the parade. Family and friends, please encourage your veteran to get in the
parade. All other groups and individuals, who like to support our USA military
and veterans, are also invited to join in the parade. Let’s make this a great celebration
for our U.S. military honoring the service given by so many men and women.
To get signed-up for the parade, call Heather at
1-530-467-3193 or Liz at 1-530-467-3515. Vinnie and Bob McNeil and Prudence
Magnuson from the Rotary will give participants a number for the line-up at the
Etna High School starting at 9:30 a.m. Duane’s Drain is providing a (free to
us) port-a-potty outside the high school that morning.
Anyone who would like to sell items during the parade, should
contact the Etna City Hall for approval.
Garden
We didn’t get much of a rain on Oct. 7, 2021, but it sure
feels like fall has arrived. The two tomato plants hadn’t received any
irrigation for several weeks, but they continued to pump-out ripe tomatoes. The
raccoon has reappeared (well the remnants of eaten-on-red-tomatoes can be seen)
to snag some of the final ripe tomatoes. There were a few zuccs growing and I
picked them on Friday before the predicted freezes started. So the garden is
done! Yay, I am OK with that. It was a long, very hot season and I sure can’t
complain.
May peace and calm be with you this week. Smile – just cuz it
makes you feel better!
Liz Bowen began writing ranch and farm news, published in newspapers, in 1976. She is a native of Siskiyou County. Columns from the past can be found at: lizwriteslife.blogspot.com. Call her at 530-467-3515.
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